Benjamin had imagined many scenes in which the church would arrest him.
Maybe he was sitting in his room meditating when the bishop suddenly descended from the sky and a ray of holy light hit his face; maybe he was wandering on the street in the outer city when a large number of people suddenly rushed out and arrested him on the spot...
He knew very well how much danger his identity as a mage would bring to him. The church might find out about him at any time, so he was actually mentally prepared for breaking up with the church.
—There is no way he can continue to practice like this under the nose of the church.
However, he never thought that he would be arrested by the church for this reason.
From the beginning to the end, the church never discovered that he was a mage, but at this moment, because of Mary's cry, everyone mistook him for Grant and was imprisoned, inexplicably taking the blame.
How could he have expected that
This... who the hell could have imagined that
Unexpected disasters are coming.
Originally, Mary's sudden change of face was enough to surprise him, but he didn't expect that Grant's secret of having sex was also discovered by Akers. Sooner or later, he reported it to the bishop at this time.
So the bishop came in person with his people.
What else could he do
After Akers said that, Benjamin immediately began to defend loudly, trying to clarify his identity. But obviously, Mary, who was holding him and crying, seemed more convincing, and no one believed his words.
No one in the entire Riise family can prove his innocence. Claude was still in the territory, the old lady went out to have tea with someone, Grant was probably hidden somewhere by Mary, but the servants were all sent away... Look, everything happened to be such a coincidence.
This is not an accident, this is a conspiracy that has been planned long ago.
A conspiracy that Mary had planned long ago to sacrifice Benjamin and protect Grant.
In this way, Benjamin was surrounded by countless paladins, and the bishop stood aside, watching eagerly. Under that kind of strong mental pressure, he could only surrender.
If he dared to resist, he would probably be killed on the spot.
Benjamin even suspected that there was a shadow of the church behind this conspiracy.
Grant's affairs were revealed because Akers had tipped him off. There was no news outside, and the only one who could know this in advance was the church. Without the church’s advance guidance, Mary would not have preemptively called Benjamin Grant before anyone came in.
Maybe... It was the church's intention to let Benjamin die instead of Grant.
That's right. Grant is the proud son of the church and possesses outstanding magical talent. Of course, the church must cultivate him and protect him. How could it allow Grant to die in the process of growing up
So, they had no choice but to let Benjamin die.
Thinking of this, Benjamin couldn't help but sneered.
He raised his head and glanced at his surroundings. Dim light, humid to moldy air, cold ground, lifeless environment... The only thing visible was the iron railings surrounding him one after another.
After the Paladin took him away, he was thrown directly into the church's purification facility.
It is said to be a purification center, but it is actually a religious prison. However, because there was a history of prison robbery by a mage, the iron railings in this place have been specially refined to have the effect of banning demons. Benjamin also sensed that the magic elements around the iron railings would be subject to strange interference and would be difficult to control. It is indeed impossible to use magic here.
Legend has it that after the Purification Center was built, there was no more successful escape of a mage. Therefore, this place is also known as the "entrance to hell". It is said that as long as you enter here, you will not be far from going to hell.
No one who entered the purification center survived.
Of course, for Benjamin, this is not a problem he needs to consider. Ax also said that at noon tomorrow, he would be tied to a cross and burned alive. No matter how great the name of the purification center is, it can't scare him.
Is he... really going to die
Benjamin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down his emotions.
"G...Grant?"
Suddenly, a call came from the cell next door. Benjamin opened his eyes and looked over. With the dim light, he saw a young man of his age standing up in the next cell, holding the iron railing in his hand, looking at him with a puzzled look.
…Grant’s mistress
Benjamin glanced at him indifferently, then withdrew his gaze and ignored him.
In this case, he had nothing to say.
"Wait, you... you are not Grant! No, who are you? Why are you pretending to be Grant?" Soon, the boy in the next cell looked at Benjamin again and exclaimed.
Hearing this, Benjamin laughed a few times with a hint of sarcasm, and had no idea of looking over again.
Congratulations, you answered correctly. You will receive a gift specially sponsored by the church, a stake at the stake.
Who would have thought? Grant is the star of the entire royal capital, the object of admiration or hatred by countless people. But in the end, only this boy could identify who the real Grant was.
What an ironic scene.
"Hey! Someone, come quickly! You have arrested the wrong person, this is not Grant!" Unexpectedly, the young man was stunned and started shouting again. The voice was so loud that it could tear one's heart out. To describe, "Hey! Where are you people! I want to see Count Aix! This is not the real Grant, this is the scapegoat found by the Reese family! Don't believe this fake, go and catch the real Grant !”
“…”
Although no one paid him any attention, Benjamin couldn't help but feel a little surprised as he listened.
He originally thought that the boy recognized Benjamin because he liked Grant. But now it seemed to him that what this young man really wanted was for Grant to die!
Hatred out of love? Sacrifice for love? Not to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but to die in the same year, the same month and the same day
I'm afraid not...
If that's the case, then there's no need for him to call "Lord Ax".
"Stop shouting, no one will pay attention to you." After thinking about it, Benjamin spoke and stopped the young man, "Let me ask you, what is your relationship with Ax Foer?"
The young man was stunned and immediately said viciously: "Who are you? Who allowed you to call Count Aix by his first name?"
really…
Hearing this, Benjamin sneered, shook his head, and said, "It seems that you must respect Ax Foer very much, otherwise, you would not be willing to sacrifice yourself to help Ax set up this trap."
This whole thing is not as simple as it seems.
The young man suddenly became a little flustered: "What, what kind of trap? I don't understand what you are talking about?"
"What kind of trap, do you still need me to remind you?" Benjamin, who was not in a good mood, his tone of voice became more and more sarcastic, "You will seduce Grant, and then act as a witness yourself, and Aix will inform the bishop. , a plan to completely destroy Grant."